Vidin Grad was a fortress, located at the top of the Vidojevica hill, near village
Lešnica, municipality of
Loznica
Loznica ( sr-cyrl, Лозница, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city located in the Mačva District of western Serbia. It lies on the right bank of the Drina river. In 2011 the city had a total population of 19,572, while the administrative ar ...
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Today, little remain of fortification walls and towers which are spreading on the top of the hill, on a plateau with rough dimensions of 50 m diameter. From it, the terrain steep drops on all sides to dry ditch, which is spreading around the entire fortress to protected the access to it.
Remains of walls, made of roughly trimmed stone, are largely covered with vegetation, and their original thickness is estimated at about 100 cm. They were reinforced with at least two towers, whose ruins can be seen on the ground.
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Koviljkin grad Koviljkin grad or Koviljka is a name for archaeological ruins close to Banja Koviljača in the Loznica district of western Serbia. The ruins are of a Roman town, which may have been named Gensis; the name has never been confirmed. It is located on t ...
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Trojanov Grad
Trojanov Grad or Town of Trajan was a fortress on mountain Cer, central Serbia, which is being attributed to the mythical Slavic Emperor Trajan.
Today it is possible to see only remains of one defense wall.
See also
*Koviljkin grad
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Gensis (vicus)
Gensis was the Roman settlement vicus in Moesia Superior, now central Serbia, on Cer mountain near Lešnica.
Tabula Peutingeriana
It is recorded in the Tabula Peutingeriana as situated XXX m.p. south of Sirmium, on via Argentaria, a road leading ...
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Aleksandar Deroko
Aleksandar Deroko ( sr-cyr, Александар Дероко; 4 September 1894 – 30 November 1988) was a Serbian architect, artist, and author. He was a professor of the Belgrade University and a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Ar ...
, "Medieval cities in Serbia, Montenegro and Macedonia,
Belgrade
Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...
, 1950.
Gallery
File:One of the walls at the Vidin Grad.JPG, One of the walls at the Vidin Grad
File:Plateau at the top of the Vidin Grad.JPG, Plateau at the top of the hill
File:The base of one of the towers at Vidin Grad.JPG, The base of one of the towers
File:Lower part of the fortress Vidin Grad with a ditch.JPG, Lower part of the fortress Vidin Grad with a ditch
External links
Location of Vidin Grad from a Bing Maps
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Loznica
Archaeological sites in Serbia
Roman towns and cities in Serbia